stagnate
verb /stæɡˈneɪt/
/ˈstæɡneɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they stagnate | /stæɡˈneɪt/ /ˈstæɡneɪt/ |
| he / she / it stagnates | /stæɡˈneɪts/ /ˈstæɡneɪts/ |
| past simple stagnated | /stæɡˈneɪtɪd/ /ˈstæɡneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle stagnated | /stæɡˈneɪtɪd/ /ˈstæɡneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form stagnating | /stæɡˈneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈstæɡneɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to stop developing or making progress
- Profits have stagnated.
- I feel I'm stagnating in this job.
- Businesses must adapt to change or stagnate.
- [intransitive] to be or become stagnant
- The water in the pond was stagnating.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin stagnat- ‘settled as a still pool’, from the verb stagnare, from stagnum ‘pool’.